Japan's 'silent tsunami' severs parental ties, wrecks children's lives

Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011

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Japan's 'silent tsunami' severs parental ties, wrecks children's lives

To the next Prime Minister,


I am the cofounder of Children First (childrenfirst.jp), an NPO that focuses on children's issues. Every three minutes another child loses all contact with one of their parents after divorce. Every seven minutes another child is a victim of school bullying. Every 12 minutes another case of child abuse is reported to protective services. Every week at least one child dies as the result of abuse. Read More